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CS0246 The type or namespace name 'DotNetNuke' could not be found

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Constantine Ketskalo

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11/13/2019 10:40 AM

    Hi. I'm trying to create new theme for DNN. I'm totally new to DNN and I was following these instructions: https://christoc.com/Tuto.../All-Tutorials/aid/8

    However when I pressed "build" it gave me error:

    Error    CS0246    The type or namespace name 'DotNetNuke' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)    ProjectName    C:\Websites\...\PopupSkin.ascx.cs    14    Active

    What am I doing wrong and how to fix it?

    P.S. DNN extension is installed in Visual Studio, I switched mode from debug to release. I'm using Windows 10, Visual Studio 2019, DNN 9.4.1. Full path to DNN website is "C:\Websites\first_dnn_website\dnndev.me".






    Joe Craig

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    11/13/2019 11:50 AM
      You probably need to add a reference to the DotNetNuke.dll found in your installation's bin folder.
      Joe Craig
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      Chris Hammond

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      11/13/2019 1:22 PM
        My instructions are pretty specific about the paths to use. If you diverge from those paths, then references start to get funky
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        Constantine Ketskalo

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        11/14/2019 2:49 AM

          I tried to move it to "C:\Websites\dnndev.me" and update Visual Studio, but it didn't help.






          Constantine Ketskalo

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          11/14/2019 3:46 AM
            Posted By Joe Craig on 13 Nov 2019 12:50 PM
            You probably need to add a reference to the DotNetNuke.dll found in your installation's bin folder.

            Didn't help.

             

             






            Constantine Ketskalo

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            11/14/2019 4:37 AM
              Posted By Chris Hammond on 13 Nov 2019 02:22 PM
              My instructions are pretty specific about the paths to use. If you diverge from those paths, then references start to get funky

              I followed your instructions precisely, but I still stumbled upon same complile error. What did work for me is I scrolled down and after multiple errors about DotNetNuke namespace there was warning (WARNING, CARL! NOT EVEN ERROR!) about that DotNetNuke.dll was compiled using .Net Framework 4.7.2 (DNN version was 9.4.x) and project's target .Net Framework version is 4.5.x. So I needed to change that in project settings. Also I finally stumbled upon your instruction about fixing DNN theme creation errors. Since it happens all the time, you should really include that fix into installation instruction. Before I stumbled upon that video I wasted many hours on research.

              Just in case someone needs that fix: https://www.youtube.com/w...0spov4It4Z8fswIbNZFd

              First 5 minutes are about wrong path "C:\website\..." instead of "C:\websites\..." and how to cut/paste folder in Windows, second half of the video is actual fix.

               






              Tycho de Waard (SU)

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              12/29/2019 5:54 AM
                Hi Constantine,

                First of all: welcome to DNN :-)
                Second: as I understand you want to create a new theme. My first recommendation would be to play around with the default theme that is shipped. Just to get to know DNN, the skin controls, containers etc.
                If you want to step up your game, you might want to take a look at https://github.com/nvisionative/nvQuickTheme.
                The documentation is on https://nvisionative.github.io/nvQuickTheme/ and there is also a recording of a session on DNN-Connect that you can find on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFLjScoomQw

                When you get the hang of it, you'll find typical issues in/on other themes more easily as most developers have their own take on their work.

                Hope this helps with future activities.

                Cheers
                Tycho

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